Charges for growing pot against a B.C. man convicted of feeding two dozen black bears have been thrown out of court.

Allan Piche, of Christina Lake, was fined $6,000 last year for feeding dog food to the bears.

He was also accused of growing more than 800 pot plants on his remote property and charged with production of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking.

But the charges were thrown out because the judge found inconsistencies in RCMP testimony and the search warrant.

Piche says he's relieved it's all over, but tries not to dwell on it.

“It was something I put out of my mind,” he said. “I left it with my lawyer. He was fairly confident things were going to turn out all right.”

B.C.'s Civil Forfeiture branch was also trying to seize the 80 acres Piche owns, calling it an “instrument of unlawful activity.”

But Piche’s lawyer and the Civil Forfeiture office’s director have come to an agreement that allows him to keep his property — as long as he doesn't grow pot or feed bears on it.

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1907: An anti-Asian riot by the Asiatic Exclusion League tears through Vancouver's Chinatown.

1911: After William Lyon MacKenzie King's Opium Act of 1908, Vancouver's chief of police supports the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act, which prohibits the use of opium, cocaine or morphine.

1923: Cannabis is added to the Opium and Narcotics Drug Act.

1996: Jean Chretien's Liberal government passes the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which imposes a maximum three-year jail sentence and a $5,000 fine for any contraventions.

2002: Urged on by Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, the Liberal government, tries to push through Bill C-38, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and other legislation to permit possession of marijuana with only a fine as punishment. The bill died during prorogation.

2010: Vancouver pro-pot activist Marc Emery (seen on the poster) is extradited to the United States to face drug charges relating to his seed-selling business.

2011: The Supreme Court of Canada rules that InSite, a safe injection facility on the Downtown Eastside, can continue to provide services for addicts.

2012: Activist Dana Larsen starts an initiative petition in B.C. to stop police from enforcing simple possession-and-use laws for adults. He later withdraws the petition, saying he wants more time to organize volunteers.

2012: Washington state legalizes recreational use of marijuana as part after a referendum passes during the U.S. presidential election. Supporters include travel guide author Rick Steves.